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Benefactors.
Among the innumerable benefactors of this
Cathedral during two centuries or ,more of its
colonial splendor, should be especially mentioned
the illustrious ecclesiastics
~·uan
Rodríguez de
Rivera an.d Diego Arias de la Serda. The
f
ormer
1n
bis will dated October 4th, 1631, states that
during the many years he directed the construc–
ti on of the temple he spent of his own means,
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the work of constructio.n and in gifts to the
cathedral, more than $40,000. Diego Arias de la
Serda, in a clause in his will dated in 1684, also
stated that he had spent another forty thousand
dollars. In addi ·
e OFd'.ered to be xecuted
at his
yn
en e the altar front
of
he Chapel
of the ConceIJtion or of 'La inda" as well as
the "And s' of silver of sai ima e. He also made
provision for the cel ·bration of masses in his
behalf in that church, and in addition bestowed
sorne valuable furniture upon the vestry.
The Churches of the· Triumph and of
·
Jesus and Mary.-The Triumph.
The Church of the Triumph of the Mother
Pa rish adj oins the Cathedral to the South, in
reality forming a part of
it.
It was raised u pon
the site where were former ly the Inca buildings
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